Leicester Evening Mail from Leicester, Leicestershire, England • 7

MAN IS ACCUSED OF MILL GIRL'S MURDER DENNIS NEVILLE (22), a glazier's labourer of a or. road, West Town, Dewsbury, appeared in court at Dewsbury, Yorkshire, accused of the murder of a 21-year-old mill girl, Marian Poskitt, of Low-road. Dewsbury Moor. He was remanded in custody until March 1. Neville was charged with murder last night, nine hours after Marian was found strangled in St.

Matthew's cricket field, a haunt of courting couples, approached by a narrow, lane. Marian was employed by Messrs. Wormalds and Walker, of Britannia Mills. Supt. Iveson said the body was found by a man named Harry Hardwick, of Granvillestreet, Dewsbury.

He thought at first he could see a bundle of rags, but he later found this was the body of a woman. Wynn said that, when he told Neyillo he was to be detained and questioned concerning the death of Mies Poskitt, he replied." I did it." When charged with the murder, he had nothing to say. DEVON CHARGE street, Canterbury, bleeding from a wound in her temple. She is in hospital in a critical condition. Griggs states that he arrested Twyman in a Canterbury car park.

When he told Twyman he was to be searched adding, You know what I am looking for," Twyman said, "Here it is," and produced a gun from the inside pocket of his overcoat. The gun was a smooth bore shot-gun, the barrel and the stock having been sawn off, so that it was about the size of an ancient horse-pistol, Insp Grigg added that, when Twyman handed him the gun, he said, "Be careful, it's loaded." At the police station, he made a statement. Sidney Archibald Frederick Chamberlain. (31), a married man, of Ellis-place, Heavitree, Exeter, appeared before a special court at Newton Abbot Devon, charged with the murder of 16-year-old Doreen Messenger of Meadway-way, Heavitree, Exeter. Doreen was found dud at Beggar'.

Bush Copse, on Haddon Moor, near Newton Abbot, on Saturday morning. Chamberlain was remanded in custody tmtil March 1. Supt. E. J.

Stone said that the unclothed body of Doreen Primrose Messenger was found in a clearing. Medical evidence was that she had been strangled. Early today, Chamberlain was seen at Plymouth City police headquarters. Vickery said that when he charged Chamberlain with the murder he replied, I have told you everything." Chamberlain had previously made a statement which he signed after it had been taken down in writing. Asked by the clerk if he wished to make application for I egal aid, Chamberlain answered, "No." The clerk: You are quite certain? Chamberlain: Positive.

The proceedings lasted only Ave minutes. Syston Minstrel Show. The I men's effort of Syston Highstreet Methodist Church held in the Chapel street schoolroom. took the form of a Darkie Town Minstrel Show, the artistes including Mr. K.

Fuller. Mr. N. Reid. Mr.

Alan Webster; guest artistes. Mr. B. S. Payne, Mr.

H. Payne. Mr. J. York, Mr.

J. Stanton. A sketch, Haunted Bedroom." was given by Messrs. P'. Lowe.

A. Webster. C. F. W.

Toon, and S. Cox. The producers were Mr. Preston and Mr. Desmond Smith.

A bring and buy sale was also held. WOUND IN TEMPLE Ernest Arthur Twyman (19), farmworker, of Olantigh Farm, Wye, Kent, was, at a special sitting or the Canterbury c.s muafisty charg ed i remanded Io in attempted murder of Betty Long (20), of Jacob-place, 'Canterbury. At about midnight last night, the girl was seen staggering along Watling. IM LER CITY CANTEEN FOOD THEFT CHARGES Detective's House Search NV HEN Del. Norman Dolm an, in uirin about the alleged theft of food from a Leicester works canteen.

called at a housa in Gladstone-street, the housewife who answered the door told him that he could search her home if he liked, and added "You won't find anything." The officer told Leicester magistrates, however, that in the house he found a quantity of bacon, tea and margarine stolen from the canteen. The housewife, Alice Steer (50), and Joseph Elliott (30), lorry driver, of Brougham- I street. both of whom were granted bail and legal aid, slid both of whom denied knowing that the food was stolen, were committed to the next Quarter Sessions charged with receiving A 29-year-old miner. James Frederick Johns. and' John Walsh (27), unemployed, both of Sannan street.

Aber Bargoad, were committed in custody to the Quarter Sessions. charged with stealing £2 lls. 4d. worth of food-101bs. of bacon.

Nibs, of tea. 71bs. of margarkip and the contents of a tin of be'onging to Metro Caterers from the canteen of Samuel Pegg and Sons. engineers Esc' said that he would plead guilty and margarine. She went downstairs and saw Walsh and Johns.

As a result of what she said to her husband, he wrapped up the food and took it out of the house. Steer told the court that Elliott came to her house and asked if he could leave the parcels there, as he had had a "row" with his wife. LATVIANS' RECITAL IN LEICESTER A recital given at the YMCA Hall, Leicester, by two former members of the Latvian String Quartet, Professor Atis Teichmania and Hugo Strauss. was attended by La via ns, Estonians and Lithuanians from camps in Leicestershire, Including the Bitteswell and Enderby EVW camps. Latvian women, in national dress, acted as usherettes.

Prof. Teichmanls, a cellist who has taken part in some 200 concerts with tbs quartet in Germany since the war. Is now touring England for the benefit of his exiled countrymen, with Mr. Strauss as his accompanist. They included sonatas by Brahms and Janis Medina as I their main works last night TWO PARCELS Mr.

A. H. Headley, prosecuting, said that Walsh Mated: "I was hungry when I done Det. Dolman said that at Newport, Walsh told him: "I'm guilty all right. I went in four times." Johns said: "I was only on the last job." Elliott's wife, Kathleen Elliott.

said that she was in bed on Boxing morning when her husband brought in two parcels containing bacon, tea IN TOKONSAVIII 1881JE 300 DIE AS WALL COLLAPSES ripH RE hundred people -A queueing, for relief meals were killed and many more injured when a 30-foot wall collapsed on them yesterday at Cidae D'Apraia, Cape Verde Island, off West Africa, reports from Lisbon said today. Rescue brigades are still at work. 4 ti ll ...0 4 lIIP 1 or i ik ir II ss' 0 111 4 i 11 0 1 1 1 i i 4 G.L.B. DISPLAY Under the rope in quick of the items in the 9th Leicester Company Girls' Life Brigade display at the Union Methodist Church Schools. BERYLLIUM POISONING ADDED TO INJURIES ACT REGULATIONS made by the Minister of National Insurance, Mr.

Griffiths, and published today, add beryllium poisoning to the list of industrial di prescribed under the National In future, any employed person who contracts beryllium poisoning may claim industnal injury or disablement benefit. I In a fatal case, death benefit may be paid. The announcement follows a recent report of the death from beryllium poisoning of a physicist who had worked on fluorescent lamp. Chemically, beryllium belongs to the magnesium group. It is a silver-white metal.

I ..) Anthem Send-Off To Oliver Twist When the film, Oliver Twist, was permanently withdrawn from a Berlin cinema this afternoon, demonstrators sang the Israeli national anthem. The withdrawal followed demonstrations against the film yesterday. Today demonstrators tried to fight way into the cinema before the showing. German police drew their batons and pressed back demonstrators who attempted to tear down posters. by Julian Phipps 7 NI FATHERS I ITrE AS GR 4 ROgR i gIN 11 A SMALL COUNTRY TOWN I 1 1 iHi 4 up 41 II I l' lit El lb.

al to tier 6 YETIVE! TROOPER KAY TON i 0. .0 i '4 A i 44 XII 1 i 111 itigtgri 4- I I i.kmi .4 a 'Z 1 i' r-. Ffi Atli 'l 1 1 I'4: NAVY ASKS FOR £l5 7 500 9 MORE TO SPEED UP REFITS SUPPLEMENTARY estimate for the Navy, issued today as a White Pape is for £15,500,000. The original estimate for the year ending March 31 next was for £153,000,000. An explanatory memorandum says the increase follows a decision to strengthen the defence forces, involving speeding-UP of the Navy programme for refitting ships of the Reserve Fleet, together action to improve the position with regard to equipment and stocks generally.

In addition, various commitments in respect of increases of pay and allowancea and other unforeseen liabilities, have had to be accepted during the financial year. The Government propose to set up at an early date a National Institute of Oceanography. The work will require two small vessels, and £65,000 is provided for their purchase from the Falkland Islands Dependencies Government. The Navy estimates for the coming financial year, 1949-50, are also issued today, and call for 1189,250,000. which is £38,250,000 more than the sum voted by Parliament for the preceding financial year, "READINESS" An explanatory statement by Viscount Hall, First Lord of the Admiralty, says that about half the increase arises from improvements in Naval and civilian emoluments, exhaustion of war stocks, and higher prices.

The remainder represents additional provisions for measures required to maintain and improve the state of readiness of the Fleet. Crews of certain ships immobilised for a time by heavy reduction of personnel in the latter part of 1947-48 have now been completed and "build up of an active Fleet has proceeded satisfactorily, according to plan" BACON TAKEN FROM COALVILLE STORE I A side and shoulder of bacon were among property stolen during a weekend raid on the lock-up shop belonging to Mr. Henry Johnson, in Midlandroad, Ellistown. The intruders entered by smashing the glass of a window at the back of the shop. They also got away with cigarettes and a clock.

Bacon was also part of the haul of thieves who entered a shop at Market Bosworth few days earlier. MORE BABIES The number of births registered in the great towns of England and Wales in the week ending February 12, totalled 7,612, compared with 7,292 the previous week. Total births this year were 46,087, against 50,069 for the same 1948 HARBOROUGH MAN'S GUNSHOT WOUNDS Morris Cleaver, of The Broadway, Market Harborough, was taken to hospital with a gunehot wound in his foot, received when his gun accidentally went off while he was out shooting rabbits. ANSTEY TOC CONCERT Ansley branch of Toc held a concert in the Regent Cinema. Music was by the Light Orchestra, Proceeds for the Leicestershire Institution for the Blind.

The compere was Mr. Reginald Chitty. THURMASTON ESTATE Mr. Eneneser Bright Everett, of Manor road. Thurmaston.

retired nurseryman, who died on December 7 last, left £5.532 19s. gross, 0.380 13s. 3d. net value. I He left his property to his wife for life and then to his four sons.

LEICS. PITS PUT UP MORE NEW RECORDS 'F 11HE Leicestershire coalfield, as a wh ole, was onsible HE two records during last week, The nine pits set up a five-day week record by producing 75,250 tons of coal, and one day during the week, they created a daily record with 15,339 tons. Two Individual pits set up with 125,373 tons in the corresponding week in 1948, daily records of their Area collieries to attain their Bagworth (1,555 tone) and production targets were: Bag- Whitwick worth, Destord, E'lletown, Merrylees, Na'Wane, New Total output in the Joint Lount, South Leicester. Whit- Leicestershire and South wick, Church Greeley, Donis- Derbyshire area for the week thorpe, Granville and 130,121 tons, compared cote. A Oa Pi i Eiv i icb i El Is, EARCE SONS i i r- 7-4 1 A i AI I During February our windows will display a choice selection of the following Fine Second-Hand Jewels including Rings.

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